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from Dorcas at 30. November 2015 23:07 o`clock · Comments: 0
Today, l want to talk about hidden hunger. I am quite certain it is just a handful of people who know and understand what hidden hunger is all about.
Hidden hunger is different from chronic hunger, but hidden hunger is a form of a malnutrition or malnourishment. Let's explain what these other forms of hunger are before we move to our main topic. Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet and in which nutrients are either not enough or are too much, such that the diet causes health problems. It may involve calories, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Chronic hunger is the inadequate intake of food for a long period of time to meet the body's requirements. And this contributes to almost half of all deaths in children. The signs are also very overt. Two of the signs are wasting (low weight-for-height) and stunting (low height-for-age).
Now hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiencies, occurs when the quality of food that people eat does not meet their requirements of essential vitamins and ... |
